Spaghetti Riposte: Revenge of the Mini

A few days ago, we did a post prepared by our Culinary Department which explained  that, if you break up the spaghetti into small pieces before cooking, you can eat it with a fork without having to roll up or cut up long strands. We were shocked by some of the negative reactions we got and names we were called and derision we were subjected to, as if we had violated some ancient spaghetti taboo. Well, thanks to a loyal, informed, smart, and worldly reader, we are pleased to report that you don't even need to break up spaghetti to get the benefits of small pieces: Just look for mini-spaghetti on your grocer's shelf. We have been assured it is carried in the finest of markets and in all genuine Italian ristoranti or botteghe (just ask for mini di spaghetti).